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agreement with the developers buying the 112 acre site. the mayor is touting the benefit to taxpayers, but not everyone agrees it is the best deal for oakland. tonight, the confusion, the concern, all amid the celebrations. here's nbc bay area's velena jones. this amended agreement with acg is a win win. mayor sheng thao is praising a new agreement that raises the sale of the oakland coliseum from 105 million to 125 million, matching the same price the a's received for their half. the new deal means the city gets more money, while the african american sports and entertainment group gets to take over the property sooner. this will create jobs and economic opportunities sooner than the original agreement, so that was worth, you know, help, you know, paying more to get that access because we can start development quicker. acg has paid 15 million to date, $10 million of it paid. today, the group came under fire
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last week over accusations they missed deposit deadlines. but founder ray bobbit says that's not true. it's just really unfortunate for us that we've been sort of in this position where we've done everything that we're supposed to do and it sounds like there was just some miscommunications within the division of the city. not everyone agrees the amended sale agreement is the best deal for oakland. there has been dishonesty from every level of the city's negotiating team. a special council meeting today to discuss the coliseum sale and the city's contingency budget was canceled after half the council didn't show up, frustrating council members and residents. this should be an embarrassment to the city. when you schedule meetings to and a quorum doesn't show up. council member trevor reed is concerned the amendments happened without council discussion. after weeks of asking for clarity. council members are questioning how the city's budget that relies on the sale will be ■impacted. we had
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hoped that today will be an opportunity to give the public, our workforce, businesses what they have been demanding, which is clarity on the details and how the budget crisis. the city began freezing positions and limiting travel back in march, while the total increased coliseum sale allows the city to receive its money faster. the revised deal eliminates early, smaller payments, including $33 million in the first quarter of next year. now, the next payment of 95 million is not due until the middle of 2025. make no mistake, regardless of the terms of the deal, changing the terms of our budget, specifically our contingency budget going into effect october second has not changed. in oakland, velena jones, nbc bay area news. our other top story on this monday. the heat. record breaking heat across the bay area. some cities
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hitting temperatures not seen in nearly 100 years. here are just some of the records here in santa rosa. yesterday, a high of 102 degrees. that hasn't happened since 1930. san francisco also breaking records. if you see yellow, that means you're in trouble there. exactly. let's check in with chief meteorologist jeff ranier. records just continuing to break. we've had a streak of this, jeff. eight days now of this heat. we're ready to see i. get out of here. and as we take a look at those temperatures today, some of the hottest coming in right here in gilroy, 103, 102 in concord. santa rosa, 101. redwood city, also at 99. and the official records have now come in, and we have set one here in concord with that 102, also a new one here in livermore tying it. santa rosa a new record. san jose, a new record. and we got close in san francisco with 92. the record that still remains is 98, which was back in 1996. but all in all, as we have been talking about, this heat wave has gone on way too long while the heat
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wave officially ends tonight. as i mentioned, eight days of record setting heat. i just wanted to share some of these stats here. hottest was 108 in livermore, inland. hottest coast san francisco 95 degrees. and we've had 25 days this summer at 100 and or hotter. the average is right around ten days. now. historically, last day of 100 usually hits around october. the 15th, so hopefully we can stay with that trend. it does look like certainly some cooler weather is on the way. you can see it right here. we're down anywhere from 2 to 16 degrees cooler, so we're starting to head in the right direction as we're getting this larger pattern change in the atmosphere. hot air moving off to the east, and then a cooler system out here with even some showers is developing. we'll get you more details on this, plus hurricane milton and what's happening with the brand new update. i'll see you back here in about 15 minutes. okay. we'll see you then. thank you very much, jeff. now you can stay on top of the weather in your neighborhood with our free nbc
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bay area app. point your phone at the qr code on the screen. download the app. you'll be able to find the temperatures in your neighborhood super easy. it is a somber milestone. today marks one year since hamas fighters attacked israel. israel then responded with an invasion of gaza that has resulted in thousands of deaths on both sides of this conflict, and now stretches beyond israel's borders. the ongoing war continues to trigger tensions here in the bay area. a video posted on social media yesterday you can see it here. a man is seen spray painting the windows and walls of manny's cafe in san francisco. manny, you can tell the owner of that cafe called the vandalism disgusting. the head of the jewish community relations council says his community has unfortunately seen these kinds of attacks before, including his own grandmother, who escaped nazi germany. i'm glad she's not alive today to see what happened outside of manny's, where people were waving terrorist flags and tagging this small jewish business. it's totally unacceptable and something we never thought we would see here in san francisco. several groups
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across the bay area are organizing events to memorialize the victims of october seventh. the palestine, the palestinians who have been killed since. and a call for the release of those who are still being held hostage. well, it is a somber and difficult anniversary, and also one that saw demonstrations back on college campuses. nbc's marianne favro reports tonight from san jose state. i'm assuming students supporting israel came together on campus to make kites expressing hopes for peace in the middle east. they also came together to honor those killed during the hamas attack on israel one year ago today, the deadliest attack on jews since the holocaust. they say they are calling on the safe return of dozens of hostages, including four americans. the people in hostage can't speak for themselves. so what we're here doing is acknowledging that they are suffering. their families are suffering. there's everybody is suffering. schaar levi was born in israel and lost
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friends during the attack. that left more than a thousand people dead. this day is one of the worst days in my life. this has been one of the worst years in my life. i never thought another holocaust could be can come. and now i understand that it can stop the killing, stop the crim, grow out of palestine. less than a football field away. an entirely different perspective on campus. you can't hide as more than 80 san jose state students came together to speak out against deadly attacks on palestinians, we think that it's important to present the palestinians voices we don't want them to be like ignored in this discussion. university police kept a watchful eye on both events, which remain peaceful. jewish leaders say the hamas invasion has had an impact on the bay area. more than 7000 miles away, sparking an increase
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in hate crimes, hate crimes against the jewish community increased by 63% last year. that's largely driven by a spike in hate directed at jews in the aftermath of october 7th, which is why temples across the bay area, including here at temple beth abraham in oakland, have increased security, adding guards and cameras and asking police to be present for certain events not just on this anniversary, but at nearly all gatherings throughout the year. marianne favro nbc, bay area news. our coverage of the solemn milestone continues on nightly news. nbc's raf sanchez reports from israel this evening. he interviews loved ones of some of those who were killed on that day. that's ahead on nightly news with lester holt at 630. san francisco is at war over a water safety case headed to the supreme court in less than two weeks. the city is preparing to ask the court to ease federal restrictions on sewage into the
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ocean and the bay. the case is divided the city's democratic leadership, with some now calling on the city to drop that suit. today, members of san francisco's board of supervisors joined dozens of conservation, environmental, and community groups at a rally. they say a supreme court win could have devastating impacts on local water quality. san francisco right now is not taking responsibility for dumping, on average, 1.8 billion gallons of water every year of sewage every year into the ocean. instead of deciding to clean it up, they are banking on allying with an alt right maga supreme court that thus far has deregulated some of the safeguards here for communities not just here, but across the country. board of supervisors will take up a resolution tomorrow urging city officials to settle the case and avoid a ruling that could harm offshore water quality nationwide. now, in response, city attorney david chu released a statement today claiming the lawsuit is not seeking any changes to the clean water act. he says the suit, quote, asked the court to ensure the epa follows the clean water act and
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gives permit holders clearer standards that actually prevent pollution before it happens. well, it all comes down to money. a new survey showing what people are concerned about here in the bay area features the usual concerns housing prices and income inequality. but there's also mistrust when it comes to tech. let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman is joining us with tracking the results of this annual survey. what are you seeing, scott? well, jessica raj, the feeling here, something we've seen in several parts of the country. we as individuals are doing okay. job growth up, wages up. but overall we're worried about how far our money will go, especially when it comes to housing. we're also worried about the power of tech companies. olivia cornejo, like a lot of bay area residents, is worried about money. i mean, everything's really expensive now and uncertain. and i mean, rents are really high and food is really expensive. yeah, i think it's really uncertain
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right now. according to a new survey taken by the silicon valley leadership group and bay area news group, housing prices, wealth inequality and homelessness are among our biggest concerns here. a few years ago, we used to get a lot of things and now if you get like a cart full, it's like $500. there's this feeling that even though i'm gainfully employed, i'll never get ahead in this region. leadership group ceo russell hancock says the cost of living has gotten so expensive, even some people with good tech jobs are worried. the bay area has a strong, robust economy, and it's actually a growing economy. our unemployment rate is low. but there's a thing about the bay area expensive. the housing costs are through the roof. there's also a rising mistrust of big tech. a large majority saying tech companies have too much power and not enough ethics and ai, while creating jobs, comes under fire. when it comes to the fear of spreading misinformation. okay,
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interesting. like you said, there's a lot of concerns that we always ask about any in the survey. optimism about the future and the right direction. or is it still. i'm just concerned about paying my mortgage right now. it's actually two things so optimistic about the future. yeah. they're optimistic. they're worried about money. but they can say, hey, we can pay our bills. now looking ahead tech is doing some great things and that's good. but let's look in the house. our families, our kids we're really worried right now. and not trusting the tech companies because our kids are on social media. and that's a big concern going forward. and so instead of looking at the tech industry and companies like apple and saying, hey, thank goodness they provide us with all these jobs and wages and everything that has turned a bit. and because of things like phones, you're right, jessica, a little less trust going forward. so income. hey, we're doing all right, but we're not really trusting where that money is coming from. and i'm likely to suspect that people are always really worried about. i also and the impact that that's going to have on them and on the kids too. very much on them, on their
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kids. on this upcoming election. nobody is really trusting what they see on social media as much as they used to. and that's because all these bots ai the machines and cranking out disinformation. and so we're a little less trustworthy. and as the survey says, we're blaming that on the tech companies. okay, most of them are here in the bay area. very much so. yes. thank you. scott. you bet. all right. up next, election day is almost here. early voting underway in the bay area, where you can now go to cast your ballot early. and i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we are tracking changes in the pacific that i know you are going to like. we have cooler air, even maybe a few showers. we'll get you an updated timeline on that. plus hurricane milton and the latest path of the storm. that's just minutes away. and get ready to look up in the sky. it's that time of year. it's blue angels week. fleet week. they're touching down in the bay area. fleet week is back, and we're keeping you updated on everything you need to know. go to nbcbayarea.com. click on the fleet week in our
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trending bar for all the information. we're back in a moment.
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walls is in california. he flew into san diego yesterday for a campaign reception, then to santa barbara for another event. today he's in seattle. he'll be in sacramento tomorrow to meet with governor newsom. j.d. vance will also be in california this week. the republican vice presidential nominee is heading to the bay area to woodside for a fund raiser on wednesday. it will be vance's second fundraising trip here to the bay area. okay. if you live in san francisco, you can now begin casting your ballot in person at city hall voting center. it will be open for in-person voting on weekdays beginning today through election day, november 5th, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekend voting
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starts the last weekend of the month. you can also drop off mail ballots at any time. the city's 37 ballot drop boxes. and there's one day the voting center will be closed. monday, october 14th, which is indigenous peoples day. early voting also underway in santa clara county. the most populous county in the bay area. the registrar of voters began sending out more than a million vote by mail packets last friday. people started to receive them. recipients started showing up today at the registrar's office in san jose to drop off ballots or simply vote in person. a steady stream of people came in right after the doors opened. didn't take long to see people in the booths filling out their ballots. many of them told us voters should be making sure their voice is heard sooner than later. it is their voice, and i think they should take that responsibility seriously. and to one vote, one voice and do it early. well, it's easier at least once it's done. i don't have any more problems. i don't need to think
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about it. and it's all there. yeah. vote early. good advice there. it's not just the presidential election. so many local and regional issues to be decided. voters say glad to see people responding so quickly, but they need to make sure not to rush and make mistakes, such as not signing the ballot, which will negate all the early efforts. now you can stay up to date with the latest on election news by downloading our free nbc bay area app. just scan that qr code right there on your screen. it will take you right to our voter guide. there you can find important updates, information on how you can track your ballot, and a lot more. we'll also have up to the minute results on election night. okay, let's take you outside, give you a live look from our sutro tower. it still looks beautiful and it still looks really sunny and still very hot out there. that's why. right. so let's talk about the cooling. it's going to get here tomorrow. and then really over the next couple of days in a big way. we're talking about some spots dipping into the 70s across the inland valleys. and my seven-day
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forecast, even a chance here of a few showers. let's move into what's going to change it up for us. we all know it's hot out there, so let me show you why we'll get into this change in the weather. first thing is this area of upper low pressure to the south of us. it's just really kind of helping to stir things up and get the fog going back to the coastline a little bit tomorrow. then we have this second system well out in the pacific. looks like this one should hitch a ride on the storm track. kind of redevelop and not only help to drop our temperatures, but even bring in what looks to be the possibility here of a couple of showers. so let me take you into what that could look like. and it's basically a surface front here. cool front that would bring us that chance of some spotty showers as we head into saturday. right now, it doesn't look very heavy. trace amounts to about a 10th of an inch. i'll show you that map here as we get past today's and tomorrow's forecast. so as we started off, we'll begin with some fog near the bay and also the coast. it will be nice to kind of get that
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ocean breeze back in here. and then as we head through the afternoon, sunshine returns for us. so morning temperatures are going to begin down here in the 50s and 60s. that will put us to 62 in the south bay, 59 in the peninsula. so a nice start for us. 58 in san francisco, 63 in the east bay. then as we head through the afternoon, check out these numbers. south bay 89 out of the 100. see you later. goodbye. this heat is getting out of here. 89 in martinez, 79, in oakland, over to the peninsula. 67, half moon bay, 82, in redwood city. san francisco. this is getting closer to reality here. 60s and 70s. and for the north bay 92, in sonoma, 87 in novato. so going back to those rain chances, by the time we get to saturday, it only looks like trace amounts to maybe 2/10 of an inch. we'll continue to watch that and we'll have those updates as we head through this week. but the other thing of course, we're following is hurricane milton. right now. this is impacting parts of the yucatan peninsula 180 mile per hour winds, putting it at the
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top tier of the hurricane scale. category five looks like a landfall here as we head through thursday morning, one 25 mile per hour winds around the tampa bay area, going over central florida, exiting somewhere near daytona beach. by thursday night, 85 mile per hour winds rain up to 15in a storm surge that could be 15ft. so we'll have more updates on that as well. right here in san francisco, 69 saturday, a few spotty showers and for the inland valleys, 78 on saturday with a little bit of that shower activity. so 78 it's where we need to be. it will be a fleet week party. indeed. exactly. thanks, jeff. okay. up next, learn about climate change or no diploma for you. the uc campus
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all freshmen will have to enroll in a one quarter course related to climate change. nearly 7000 students can choose from 40 classes available. university officials say ucsd is the first campus in the uc system, and the first major public university to launch a climate change requirement. volunteers in the east bay picked up their helmets and their hardhats. today, they were hard at work building affordable homes in walnut creek. wells fargo foundation gave habitat for humanity silicon valley $30,000 to develop an affordable housing
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community. it's called esperanza place, just down from the contra costa bart station. volunteers were at the site today building homes from the ground up. they say they've already built half the townhomes and that owners are getting ready to move in. these homes are all affordable, so that they are priced to be affordable to families with limited incomes that can't typically afford a home like this. on the open market. so we are selling these homes to low and moderate income families, and we sell them through affordable, stable mortgages. now, the volunteers first broke ground at the development about three years ago. homeowners are selected after they apply for habitat for humanity's home ownership program, which is based on housing need and income. metallica is making a big donation to help those recovering after hurricane colleen. the bay area rock and roll hall of fame band announced its foundation will be donating $50,000 each to humanitarian organizations. world central kitchen and team rubicon. more than 230 people have been killed, and another hurricane is now barreling. as jeff told you,
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toward florida. north carolina natives luke combs and eric church also teaming up for a relief concert to benefit colleen victims, fellow appalachian legends james taylor and billy strings have also volunteered to perform at the concert for carolina. they're going to share the stage october 26 at the bank of america stadium in charlotte. let's take a look inside the control room at 30 rock. lester holt getting ready for nightly news. one of the top stories. hurricane milton is exploding in intensity just 11 days after helene made landfall. this storm now moving in toward tampa and western florida. nightly news is tracking milton as people are racing to get out of town. but first, we're taking you to monterey county, where a home made wine barrels is now on the market. the big story views and the price tag coming up next. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability.
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does mark farrell have the right experience to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need.
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family for the last 40 years, but they say they're got to move on. made entirely of redwood, with an open floor plan and a kitchen that overlooks the water. architect mickey mooney, often called the man who built big sur to design the home. it is listed at $3.3 million. got to love wine. looks beautiful. next on nightly news. like father, like son. lebron james and his son bronny holding court
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literally for the first time in the nba's history, making family affair. that's next. lester holt joins us in new york right now with nightly news. tonight, the monster hurricane we're tracking, milton, explosively intensifying into a category 5 storm and taking dead aim at florida. milton rapidly strengthening over the past 24 hours, now packing winds of 180 miles per hour. the strongest hurricane of the gulf of mexico in nearly 20 years. in florida a state of emergency. storm surge warnings up to 15 feet. the race to get out. mandatory evacuations. al roker has the new track for us tonight. it comes as florida and the southeast are still reeling from hurricane helene's blast just 11 days ago. thousands still without water.

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